Rebel Muthuramalinga Sethupathi

Rebel Muthurmalinga Sethupathy (30 March 1760-23 January 1809) was an Indian Freedom Fighter and Former King of Ramanathapuram Samasthanam
Childhood
The infant prince, the last Marava ruler, was crowned when he was only 72 days old by his uncle, the King of Ramanathapuram in 1760. His mother acted as Regent and took care of him and ruled over the Kingdom on his behalf, assisted by some wise ministers. In his twelve years’ rule, with his mother’s wise regency & care, Ramanathapuram achieved glory. The Kingdom included territories in the north from Kottaipattinam to Vembaru in the south, Kannirajapuram and 120 miles length of sea board in the east

Education
Scholars of Tamil and Sanskrit were encouraged and rewarded. Considering the importance of the English language, the Schwartz Missionaries were patronized to start a school in Ramanathapuram. Two trusts, namely “Dharma Mahimai” and “Zari Mahimai” were formed to help poor and handicapped persons. Just and secular rule was established

History
Defying the British rulers, the little kingdom refused to pay the tributes. By aligning with the Nawab of Arcot, the British forces under General Joseph Smith jointly attacked Ramanathapuram Fort unexpectedly on 2nd June 1772. The Fort wall was damaged and Sethupathy‘s army was defeated. The boy Sethupathy with his mother and sister were imprisoned at Trichy Fort. After languishing in the prison for nearly 24 years at Trichy and Chennai, this young warrior died on 23 Jan 1809 at St. George Prison, Chennai

Memorial
An 8-foot-tall bronze statue of a freedom fighter with a sword in his hand was erected on behalf of the Department of Mass Communication at a cost of Rs. 5 lakhsin February 09 2016 

Architecture
Rameshwaram temple the third corridor is the show stopper with a whopping 1212 pillars set on an elevated platform and has a height of close to 23 feet and is naturally said to be the longest pillared corridor in the world.it build by muthuramalinga Sethupathi in (1740 - 1770) 

Reference
[1]
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/madurai/king-rebel-muthuramalinga-sethupathy-remembered/amp_articleshow/68650820.cms
[2]
https://www.istampgallery.com/muthuramalinga-sethupathy/
[3]
https://www.istampgallery.com/muthuramalinga-sethupathy/
[4]
https://www.dailythanthi.com/amp/Districts/Chennai/2017/03/30214701/Ramanathapuram-Collector-garlanded-the-statue-in-honor.vpf
[5]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/collector-pays-tribute-to-rebel-king/article26688067.ece/amp/
[6]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/king-rebel-remembered/article8415834.ece/amp/
[7]
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.57007
[8]
http://www.rameswaramtemple.tnhrce.in/
[9]
https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-mystery-of-the-sethupathi/article7235763.ece/amp/

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